Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-11-03


town was abandoned.
ain the coorse Of the ensuing sum-
mer, Major Doughty arrived at Cincin-
natl, with troops from Fort Harmar,
lat Marietta) and commenced the con-
structlon Of Washington, which was
the most extensive and important
military work In the territory belong
ing to the United States.
A BORDER ROMANCE.
nAbout that time there was q rumor
prevailing i'm the settlement, said to
have been endorsed by the Judge him.
self, which goes far to unravel the my
stery In which the removal of the troops
was involved. II was said and believed,
that while the officer in command at
that place was looking out very leisure
ly for suitable site on which to build
the block-house, he formed an ac-
quaintance with a beautiful, black-eyed
female, who called forth his most as
siduous and tender attentions. She
was the wife of one of the settlers on
the Bend. Her husband saw the dam
ger to which he would be exposed, II he
remained where he was. He therefore
resolved at once to remove to Cincin-
natl, aud very promptly executed his
resolution.
"As soon as the gallant commandant
discovered that the object of his.ad
miration had changed her residence, he
began to think that the Bend was not
an advantageous situation for amilitary
work, and communicated that opinion
to Judge Symmes who strenuOusly
opposed it. His reasoning was not as
persuasive as the sparkling eyes of the
fair Dulcinea, then at Cincinnati. The
result was a determination to visit
Cincinnati, and examine its advantages
for military post, which he commune
Gated to the Judge. The Visit
was quickly made, and resulted in a
conviction that the Bend could not be
compared with Cincinnati as military
position. 1t settled the ques-
tion whether North Bend or Cincinnati
was to be the great commercial town OF
the Miami country. Ii this
captivating American Helen had con-
tinued at the Bend, the garrison would
have been erected there-population,
capital, and business would have CEN
tered there, and there would have been
the Queen City of the West.'
THE NAME, CINCINNATI.
In January, 1880, General Arthur st.
Clair, then Governor of the Northwest
Territory, arrived at Cincinnati to
organize the county of Hamilton. He
arrived on the End, and on the 4th OF
the month he issued proclamation
establishing the county of Hamilton
Courts were established, and officers
were appointed in the same manner as
in the case of Washington county.
William Goforth, William Wells, and
William Mcmillan were appointed
Judges of the Common Pleas, and
justices of the peace. Israel Ludlow
was made Clerk of the several courts.
Cincinnati was declared to be the coun-
ty seat.
Governor st. Clair gave the town Of
Losanteville the name of Cincinnati,
according to Judge Symmes and
Benjamin Van Cleve. The Governors
Secretary Sargent, and the Judges were
Revolutionary soldiers, and most OF
them were members of "The Society OF
the CINCINNATI Washington, Hamil-
ton, and st. Clair were conspicuous
members and warm personal friends; SO
these three names were given to the
first three counties established in the
northwest territory.
ST. CLAIR's DEFEAT.
In the succeeding fall. (1790,) Genera
Harmar marched from Ft. Washington
on his expedition against the Indians
of the Northwest. In the following
year, 1871, the unfortunate army of St
Clair marched from the same place. II
will be we'll in this connection to recall
the leading incident of this campaign
st. Clair's defeat-in order to exonerate
him from unjust charges. We have
already referred to the shiftless soldiery
of this period. Gen. Harmar said they
were raw and unused to the gun Oh
woods Said Major Denny, in hi'
excellent journal: zone half serve NJ
other purpose than to swell their mum
ber. IF the leading patriots of Kentuc
ky don't turn out rascals, then some
men that know are greatly mis-
taken.n Those from Pennsylvania
were little better. Many of the mus
kets and rifles were without locks. W.
cannot give the account of the defeat II
better language than that of the edito
Of "The ST. Clair Papers," nor give ,
fairer or less extended sketch:
"The story may be told in few
words. The War Department ha(
undertaken to provide an army, equil
and provision it, and have the same a
Ft. Washington by the 10th Of july
But it was not until the last of October
1901, that the troops were in notion
In November they had reached tn,
scene of the conflict. ION the morning
of the 4th, half hour before sunrise
and when the men had just been dis
missed from parade, an attack wa
made on the militia. Simultaneous,
with the crack Of the rifle, was heart
the yell Of the savages; the militia 1et
pell-mell through the first line o
regulars, who were attempting to form
and caused some confusion. However
the enemy was well received by tn
| front line, but almost instantly the en-
tire camp seemed to be surrounded b.
an unseen foe. The men were pressed
toward the center, where were huddlet
the craven militia, and fell by score
under the unerring aim of the savages
who fired from the woody covert sur
rounding them. Everywhere could b.
seen st. Clair, who had left his sicl
quarters upon the first fire, endeavor
| ing to reform the lines. :. Wha
pen can fittingly describe the scenes o
that day? The unexpected attack, tn
panic, the brave resistance of a devotet
few, under the inspiring examples Q